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Sunday, December 20, 2015

Final 2015 PrepNation National Prep Football Poll

WAUKEE, Iowa -- For the first time in a
decade – and fifth time in 28 years – the No. 1-ranked team in the final
National Prep Poll of the season is from the high school football-crazy state
of Texas

Katy matched a state
record with its eighth state title by defeating No. 15 Lake Travis (Austin),
34-7, for the Class 6A/Division II crown before a crowd of nearly 44,000 at NRG
Stadium in Houston.

The Tigers (16-0), who
spent the final three weeks of the season at No. 1, closed the year with three
consecutive wins over current or former Top 25 teams by a combined margin of
107-24. Katy outscored opponents 778-62 overall and recorded a remarkable 10
shutouts in 16 games.

This is the first National
Prep Poll title for Katy, which matched two-time Prep Poll champion Southlake
Carroll and Celina by winning its eighth Texas state championship.

The Tigers are now 168-14
with four state championships in 12 seasons under coach Gary Joseph.

The National Prep Football
Poll is compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital with input from sportswriters,
experts, and coaches. The Final national Top 25 and regional Top 15's of 2015 follow
with final won-loss records:

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. Katy HS (Texas), 16-0 (Last
week: (1)

2. Colquitt County HS
(Moultrie, Ga.), 15-0 (3)

3. Bishop Gorman HS (Las
Vegas), 15-0 (4)

4. De La Salle HS
(Concord, Calif.), 13-1 (7)

5. Centennial HS (Corona,
Calif.), 14-1 (2)

6. St. John Bosco HS
(Bellflower, Calif.), 13-1 (5)

7. St. Edward HS
(Lakewood, Ohio), 14-1 (11)

8. IMG Academy (Bradenton,
Fla.), 8-0 (8)

9. Male HS (Louisville,
Ky.), 15-0 (12)

10. Loyola Academy
(Wilmette, Ill.), 14-0 (13)

11. Center Grove HS
(Greenwood, Ind.), 14-0 (14)

12. Trinity Christian
Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 14-0 (15)

13. North Shore HS
(Houston), 13-3 (NR)

14. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville,
Md.), 11-1 (16)

15. Lake Travis HS
(Austin, Texas), 14-1 (6)

16. Westlake HS (Austin,
Texas), 14-2 (9)

17. Allen HS (Texas), 14-1
(10)

18. Don Bosco Prep
(Ramsey, N.J.), 9-3 (17)

19. St. Thomas Aquinas HS
(Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 13-1 (18)

20. Central HS (Miami),
12-2 (19)

21. Eastside Catholic HS
(Sammamish, Wash.), 13-0 (20)

22. Spanish Fort HS
(Ala.), 15-0 (21)

23. Blue Springs South HS
(Mo.), 14-0 (22)

24. Gilman School
(Baltimore), 10-1 (23)

25. Kahuku (Hawaii), 13-0
(24)

Dropped out: Roswell (Ga.)
25

NORTHEAST REGION

1. Don Bosco Prep HS
(Ramsey, N.J.), 9-3 (Last week: 1)

2. Central Catholic HS
(Pittsburgh), 15-1 (2)

3. Imhotep Charter
(Philadelphia), 15-0 (4)

4. St. Joseph Regional HS
(Montvale, N.J.), 8-4 (3)

5. Xaverian Brothers HS
(Westwood, Mass.), 12-0 (5)

6. Parkland HS (Allentown,
Pa.), 14-2 (6)

7. Darien HS (Conn.), 12-0
(7)

8. Aquinas Institute
(Rochester, N.Y.), 13-0 (8)

9. Archbishop Stepinac HS (White
Plains, N.Y.), 12-0 (9)

10. Bergen Catholic HS
(Oradell, N.J.), 7-4 (11)

11. Middletown South HS
(N.J.), 12-0 (12)

12. Northern Valley HS
(Old Tappan, N.J.), 12-0 (13)

13. New Canaan HS (Conn.),
11-1 (15)

14. Upper Dublin HS (Fort
Washington, Pa.), 14-1 (NR)

15. Woodland Hills HS (Pittsburgh,
Pa.), 11-1 (NR)

EAST COAST REGION

1. DeMatha HS
(Hyattsville, Md.), 11-1 (1)

2. Gilman School
(Baltimore), 10-1 (2)

3. Northwestern HS (Rock
Hill, S.C.), 14-1 (3)

4. Mallard Creek HS
(Charlotte, N.C.), 14-2 (4)

5. Charlotte Catholic HS (N.C.),
15-0 (5)

6. Fort Dorchester HS
(North Charleston, S.C.), 15-0 (6)

7. Highland Springs HS
(Va.), 14-1 (7)

8. Damascus HS (Md.), 14-0
(8)

9. Wise HS (Upper
Marlboro, Md.), 14-0 (9)

10. Westfield HS
(Chantilly, Va.), 14-1 (10)

11. Salem HS (Va.), 14-0 (11)

12. Byrnes HS (Duncan.
S.C.), 12-2 (12)

13. Gonzaga College HS
(Washington), 11-2 (13)

14. Hermitage HS
(Richmond, Va.), 12-1 (14)

15. East Forsyth HS
(Kernersville, N.C.), 14-1 (15)

SOUTHEAST REGION

1. Colquitt County HS
(Moultrie, Ga.), 15-0 (1)

2. IMG Academy (Bradenton,
Fla.), 8-0 (2)

3. Trinity Christian
Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 14-0 (3)

4. St. Thomas Aquinas HS
(Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 13-1 (4)

5. Central HS (Miami),
12-2 (5)

6. Spanish Fort HS (Ala.),
15-0 (6)

7. Roswell HS (Ga.), 14-1
(7)

8. Flanagan HS (Pembroke
Pines, Fla.), 12-2 (8)

9. Starkville HS (Miss.),
14-1 (9)

10. McGill-Toolen HS
(Mobile, Ala.), 13-1 (10)

11. Bishop Moore HS
(Orlando, Fla.), 14-1 (11)

12. Clay-Chalkville HS
(Pinson, Ala.), 14-1 (12)

13. Neville HS (La.), 14-0
(13)

14. Zachary HS (La.), 14-1
(14)

15. Independence HS
(Thompson’s Station, Tenn.), 15-0 (15)

MIDWEST REGION

1. St. Edward HS
(Lakewood, Ohio), 14-1 (1)

2. Male HS (Louisville,
Ky.), 15-0 (2)

3. Loyola Academy
(Wilmette, Ill.), 14-0 (3)

4. Center Grove HS
(Greenwood, Ind.), 14-0 (4)

5. King HS (Detroit), 14-0
(5)

6. Wayne HS (Huber
Heights, Ohio), 14-1 (6)

7. Kimberly HS (Wis.),
14-0 (7)

8. Glenbard West HS (Glen
Ellyn, Ill.) 14-0 (8)

9. Colerain HS
(Cincinnati), 12-2 (9)

10. La Salle HS (Cincinnati),
13-2 (10)

11. Trinity HS
(Louisville, Ky.), 11-2 (11)

12. St. Mary’s Prep
(Orchard Lake, Mich.), 12-1 (12)

13. Romeo HS (Mich.), 13-1
(13)

14. Nazareth Academy (La
Grange Park, Ill.), 12-2 (14)

15. Montini HS (Lombard,
Ill.), 14-0 (15)

MIDLANDS REGION

1. Blue Springs South HS
(Mo.), 14-0 (1)

2. Valor Christian HS
(Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 12-2 (2)

3. Fort Osage HS
(Independence, Mo.), 13-1 (3)

4. Dowling Catholic HS
(West Des Moines, Iowa), 13-0 (4)

5. Herriman HS (West
Herriman, Utah), 11-3 (5)

6. Mill Valley HS
(Shawnee, Kan.), 12-1 (6)

7. Christian Brothers HS
(St. Louis), 13-1 (7)

8. Lone Peak HS (Highland,
Utah), 13-1 (8)

9. Kearney HS (Mo.), 14-1
(9)

10. Derby HS (Kan.), 12-1
(10)

11. Bingham HS (South
Jordan, Utah), 10-2 (11)

12. Webb City HS (Mo.),
14-1 (12)

13. Osseo HS (Minn.), 10-3
(13)

14. Millard North HS
(Omaha, Neb.), 11-2 (14)

15. Rocky Mountain HS
(Meridian, Idaho), 11-1 (15)

SOUTHWEST REGION

1. Katy HS (Texas), 16-0 (1)

2. Bishop Gorman HS (Las
Vegas), 15-0 (2)

3. North Shore HS (Houston),
13-3 (NR)

4. Lake Travis HS (Austin,
Texas), 15-1 (3)

5. Westlake HS (Austin,
Texas), 14-2 (4)

6. Allen HS (Texas), 14-1
(5)

7. Jenks HS (Okla.), 11-1
(6)

8. Trinity HS (Euless,
Texas), 10-1 (7)

9. George Ranch HS
(Richmond, Texas), 16-0 (14)

10. Cedar Park HS (Texas),
16-0 (10)

11. Centennial HS (Peoria,
Ariz.), 12-2 (8)

12. Fayetteville HS
(Ark.), 12-2 (9)

13. Westfield HS
(Houston), 9-2-1 (15)

14. Manvel HS (Texas),
11-3 (NR)

15. Chandler HS (Ariz.),
11-2 (13)

WEST COAST REGION

1. De La Salle HS
(Concord, Calif.), 13-1 (3)

2. Centennial HS (Corona,
Calif.), 14-1 (1)

3. St. John Bosco HS
(Bellflower, Calif.), 13-1 (2)

4. Eastside Catholic HS
(Bellevue, Wash.), 13-0 (4)

5. Kahuku HS (Hawaii),
13-0 (5)

6. Mission Viejo HS (Calif.),
16-0 (6)

7. Gonzaga Prep (Spokane,
Wash.), 14-0 (7)

8. Jesuit HS (Portland,
Ore.), 14-0 (8)

9. Mater Dei HS (Santa
Ana, Calif.), 10-3 (9)

10. Bishop Amat HS (La
Puente, Calif.), 10-3 (10)

11. Serra HS (Gardena,
Calif.), 9-3 (11)

12. Narbonne HS (Harbor
City, Calif.), 14-2 (NR)

13. Bellarmine Prep (San
Jose, Calif.), 13-2 (12)

14. Folsom HS (Calif.),
14-1 (13)

15. Central Catholic HS
(Modesto, Calif.), 16-0 (NR)

All-time National Prep
Poll champs, with records and coaches:

1987--Fontana, Calif.
(14-0), Dick Bruich

1988--Prichard, Ala.,
Vigor (13-0), Harold Clark

1989--Odessa, Texas,
Permian (16-0), Gary Gaines

1990--Aldine, Texas
(15-0), Bill Smith

1991--Indianapolis, Ben
Davis (14-0), Dick Dullaghan

1992--Valdosta, Ga.
(14-0), Nick Hyder

1993--Cleveland, St.
Ignatius (14-0), Chuck Kyle

1994--Concord, Calif., De
La Salle (13-0), Bob Ladouceur

1995--Cleveland, St.
Ignatius (14-0), Chuck Kyle

1996--Hampton, Va. (14-0),
Mike Smith

1997--Hampton, Va. (13-0),
Mike Smith

1998--Concord, Calif., De
La Salle (12-0), Bob Ladouceur

1999--Shreveport, La.,
Evangel (15-0), Dennis Dunn

2000--Concord, Calif., De
La Salle (13-0), Bob Ladouceur

2001--Concord, Calif., De
La Salle (12-0), Bob Ladouceur

2002--Concord, Calif., De
La Salle (13-0), Bob Ladouceur

2003--Concord, Calif., De
La Salle (13-0), Bob Ladouceur

2004--Southlake, Texas,
Carroll (16-0), Todd Dodge

2005--Southlake, Texas,
Carroll (16-0), Todd Dodge

2006--Lakeland, Fla.
(15-0), Bill Castle

2007--Cincinnati, St.
Xavier (15-0), Steve Specht

2008--Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (15-0), George Smith

2009--Ramsey, N.J., Don
Bosco (12-0), Greg Toal

2010--Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (15-0), George Smith

2011--Ramsey, N.J., Don
Bosco (12-0), Greg Toal

2012--River Ridge, La.,
John Curtis (14-0), J.T. Curtis

2013--Miami, Booker T.
Washington (14-0), Tim Harris

2014--Las Vegas, Bishop
Gorman (15-0), Tony Sanchez

2015--Katy, Texas (16-0),
Gary Joseph

All content Copyright 2015
Jamie DeMoney/PrepNation.com

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National Prep Poll

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Prep Poll is a continuation of World Feature Syndicate’s National Prep Poll,
which was published and distributed to the Associated Press and other news
organizations from 1987 to 2015.

The National Prep Poll is
second only to the USA Today Super 25 as the longest continually published
weekly high school rankings. While a product of World Features Syndicate
(1987-2015), the National Prep Poll was the only high school poll distributed
to newspapers and websites around the United States by the Associated Press.

Before authoring rankings
for Student Sports and ESPN, National High School Sports Hall of Fame
journalist Doug Huff compiled the National Prep Poll rankings from 1987 until
1999. Current author Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the
1999 basketball season to the present.

Among the criteria used in
the weekly compilation of the National Prep Poll rankings are strength of
schedule, the ability to accomplish the ultimate goal on a team's schedule
(i.e. winning a championship), impact players and performers, a team's coaching
and recent tradition.

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rankings.

Great achievement , but it's still D2....no D2 team should win the national championship. Play the big boys and play some respectable programs in ores season. Strength of schedule was pathetic. JD and Prep nation missed this one ...